A Practical Approach Using AOR-Modelling and a XML-Based Implementation Framework

Abstract

This paper deals with a synthesis of theoretical and conceptual work on a MAS-model of the MIT Beer Game, known from the paper where it was first formulated [1], with the implementation of a general simulation framework, called Absimulation, given in Raffel's work [2]. The first goal of this study was to make the authors and the intended audience acquainted with issues that arise within processes such as MAS modeling and peculiarities of MAS implementation techniques. Though comparatively much work is associated here with the concrete case of a model of the particular supply chain management game, it was attempted to discuss much more general MAS-related problems, whenever the given implementation offered the opportunity for such a discussion. Also finding the limitations of the adopted solution has to serve future more complex work.